Trousers



April 27 1926. I

' E. A. KA UMEYER 'rnousnns I Filed Nov. 19, 1924 uunumnunm retested Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED sr'a'rss EDWARD A. KAUMEYER, or orrroneo, runners.

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Application filed November 19, 1924. Serial No. 750,772. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. KAU- MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook County, and State of Tllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to trousers and more particularly to the waist band portion thereof, and its principal objects are to increase the efiiciency of the waist band portion, to minimize the cost of production of that part of trousers and to simplify and reduce the parts thereof to a minimum. Ordinarily a strip of stiffening material, such as buckram or canvas is used at the waist band. of trousers, and a curtain or lining strip is used in addition thereto to cover the unsightly strip of stiffening ma. terial. These parts have to he cut and sewed up and sewedto the trousers, and the curtain has to be tacked t the goods at several places along its lower edge. Considerable time and labor is required to make and secure suchwa-ist band material to the trousore, and besides this, the lining strip is easily wrinkled and when pressed, impressions of the folds and parts underneath show on the lining, and at best it'is unsightly and an objectionable feature in trousers.v It creates a poor impression on anotherwise handsome and well made garment.

In accordance with the present invention all of these objectionable features are wholly eliminated, the waist band is reenforced by stifteningmaterial, its thickness reduced to a minimum, the appearance of the inner side of the trousers at the waist line is greatly in'iproved, there is no wrinkled curtain to contend with, the upper ends of the pocket portions are neatly covered, and the parts are easily and readily assembled and tin ished. The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which: I

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of trousers equipped with a waist band construction embodying a simple form of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmental side elevation looking at the inner side of the trousers, and showing them spread out in fiat condition; Fig. 3 is a detail vertical cross section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2,

and Fig. i is a detail, vertical section taken on lineds. of Fig, 1. Figs. 2 to i inclusive are upon a larger scale than Fig.3. 1.

Referring to said drawing, a pair of trousers 5 of conventional form is illustrated, with a simple embodiment of my invention applied thereto. in accordance with the piece, the waist band 6 is stitched to the leg pieces by a. seam, as at 7, and the pockets 8 are attached as usual with their upper raw edges extending up above the seam 7. 'lVhen formed as a continuation of the leg pieces the lower edge of the waist band portion is defined by a seam, located about one and one-half inches or twoinches below the upper edge of the trousers, which is ordinarily the place of the corresponding seam 7 in the case of a pair of trousers having a sepa rate waist band. i I

F or stiffening and reenforcing the waist band portion, and for covering the raw unfinished edges of thepoclrets, and the inturned seamed portions of the separate piece waist band and leg pieces of the trousers, and for giving a neat, attractive and finished appearance to the inner side of the waist portion of the trousers, I provide a relatively sti'lf, inelastic, fabric strip 12, which preferably is made of. a particular weave, in order to secure the best results obtainable. Said fabric strip 12 must have certain characteristics, in orc er to best serve the purpose for whi h it is intended. I have found from many and varied experiments that ribbed'belting may be used with some success, but belting has its objections,

in that it issomewhat elastic and in order to secure the desired results, the fabric strip should be substantiallyinelastic. I have had fabric strips woven especially for this purpose, which contain the inelastic property and were woven with a figure or a conventional design so as to givean attractive and ill color of the trouser material. Many suitable combinations may be had which will give an attractive and elegant appearance to the inner side of the trousers at the waist line.

Preferably the strip 12 is woven with a sclvage which eliminates the necessity of turning in its edge portions and therefore only one thickness of stripat any place may be had. The strip is cut to the right length or lengths, it being divided into two sections, one for the right and one for the left hand side of the trousers as usual in waist band constructions.

The fabric strip 12 is secured to the upper edge portion of the waist band 6 and when a strip having a selvage is used, it is preferably sewed to the outer side of the upper edge portion of the waist band and then turned in, as shown in Figs. 3 and 1-. At one end the fabric strip 12 may be covered by the lining strip 13 for the front flap of the trousers and at the other end it may be stitched to the trousers at let. After the strip 12 has been sewed to the body of the trousers, a row of stitching 15 is made along the strip 12, close to the seam 7., that joins the separate piece waist band and body portion. The stitching 15, is located below the rough upper edges of the pockets and the latter are thereby held in place and covered by the strip 12. The lower edge portion of the strip 12 is left free, as it is found that it is unnecessary to tack the lower edge portion of the strip to the trousers, because of the relatively stiff propertyof the strip.

As is above mentioned, the fabric strip 12 is made in two sections, and these are joined at the back seam of the trousers as is customary. Belt straps of any desired width may be used if desired.

0n account of the relatively stiff characteristic of the fabric strip 12, and its ornamental appearance, it performs several functions namely, it provides the necessary stiffness for the waist band portion of the trousers; it eliminates the use of buckram or other stiffening material; it prevents the waist band from stretching; it covers the rough and unfinished parts of the trouser pockets and the seam between the leg pieces and separate piece waist band. On account of its inelastic characteristic, the trousers do not stretch at the waist band, and may be comfortably worn without suspenders, although buttons may be provided as usual for suspenders, if desired. Furthermore, when pressed, the pocket portions and seams do not leave any impressions on the strip but the latter retains its neat, attractive and unmarred appearance. It does not wrinkle,

but remains smooth and even, although given the ordinary handling.

In the specification and claims, the term waist band portion is used. I desire it to be understood that this term includes the upper edge portion of trousers, whether made as a separate piece stitched to the leg pieces, or as a continuation of the leg pieces themselves, and while the fabric strip 12, is preferably formed from two separate pieces, they are sewed together to form one long strip, and the two sewed together strips form, to all intents and purposes. a strip, of unbroken continuity, extending from end to end of the waist band portions.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire, therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in, the following claims, to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Trousers, having leg pieces, pockets sewed thereto, a waist bandportion, and a combined. waist band stiffening element and lining, in the form of a single thickness of material, comprising a relatively stiff, inelastic, ornate, fabric strip, wider than said. waist band portion and of unbroken continuity, extending from end to end of the waist band portion and covering the upper ends of said pockets, the upper edge of said fabric strip being sewed to the upper edge of said trousers and said strip being sewed intermediate its top and bottom edges to the trousers below the upper edges of the pockets and acting to stiffen and prevent stretching 1:5

of the waist band portion.

2. Trousers, having leg pieces, pockets sewed thereto, a waist band portion made of a separate strip of material sewed to the leg pieces, and a relatively stiff, inelastic, ornate, fabric strip, wider than said waist band portion and of unbroken continuity, extending from end to end of the waist band portion and covering the upper ends of said pockets, the upper edge of said fabric strip being sewed to the upper edge of. the trousers, and said strip being sewed intermediate its top and bottom edges to the trousers along a line below the upper edges of the pockets and adjacent the seam between the waist band and leg pieces, and acting to stiffen and prevent stretching of the waist band portion.

EDWARD A. KAUMEYER.

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